Gentoo Bug 31927 - sys-fs/linux-ntfs and sys-fs/ntfsprogs have same description

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Opened: 2003-10-24 10:23 0000

Take note of the Description lines for each package below:

[root@noc2] root > emerge ntfs -s
Searching...
[ Results for search key : ntfs ]
[ Applications found : 2 ]
                                                                                                                             
*  sys-fs/linux-ntfs
      Latest version available: 1.6.0
      Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ]
      Size of downloaded files: 311 kB
      Homepage:    http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/
      Description: Utilities and library for accessing NTFS filesystems
                                                                                                                             
*  sys-fs/ntfsprogs
      Latest version available: 1.7.1
      Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ]
      Size of downloaded files: 407 kB
      Homepage:    http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/
      Description: Utilities and library for accessing NTFS filesystems

Their version numbers and file sizes are close enough to make it seem like they could be the same package, just misfiled in two locations. I had to do more research finding out what was what then I should have. That what the description line is for and this is not a good example of how to use it.

Bugzilla Bug 31927

sys-fs/linux-ntfs and sys-fs/ntfsprogs have same description

Last modified: 2003-10-29 18:19:40 0000